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Wind Advisory 21, NWS El Paso, TX

May 8, 2021El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2021, 4:38 AM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2021, 4:38 AM MDT (10:38 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 8, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

507 
WWUS74 KEPZ 081038
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
438 AM MDT Sat May 8 2021

NMZ417-TXZ420>424-090100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.210508T1800Z-210509T0100Z/
Otero Mesa-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, 
Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, 
Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs
438 AM MDT Sat May 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southeastern Otero County and Hudspeth County.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust is likely and could result in
  visibilities being reduced below 5 miles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.